BEST OF Peter O'Toole | The Dick Cavett Show

We've compiled some of Peter O'Toole's BEST moments from his interview with Dick Cavett.
Tell us which moment is your favorite below!
Date aired - September 13th, 1972 - Peter O'Toole
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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Tell us which moment is your favorite below!

[@johnwright3815]

Impossible. Peter O'toole is a gift to life.

[@rwachwater4408]

When stars were stars

[@CarlitoRemo]

It's only really podcasts that do long form interviews/conversations now. Cavett is a master.

[@OperaJH]

I thought he was adorable when I was 14 and still think he was adorable. RIP dear Peter. Dick Cavett was always brilliant and a master at drawing so much out of his guests. Great post - thank you!

[@mariedewitt5033]

Same!

[@JMacque]

O'Toole is a charismatic character.

[@deb-1558]

He's so interesting to listen too. Great interview

[@mpemberton7760]

Peter O'Toole...one of the greatest actors and most engaging Irish raconteurs of our time. Much respect, and peace be upon him!

[@Bully_dogg]

His manners and his etiquettes are divine. Cigarette in his hands, he liked to drink and yet we would not dare calling him a drunk and indisciplined. He was an Irish gent at the top of his game. Rip peter

[@jeffreysearle2996]

A true character and gentleman

[@saleire]

I adore this interview and have watched it so many times. He is delightful in every way.

[@markpass4215]

Just a different intellect and true charisma from the social media ‘stars’ of today …the word star, let alone superstar today is worthless

[@emmaemma6641]

Precisely!

[@srvuk]

Quite humble at times.

[@lucysweeney8347]

Class! What a classic piece.Thank you SO much for posting this gem.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

Peter could’ve also been a stand up comedian. His comic timing when telling stories was always present…

[@kinketsu9103]

Peter just chaining them smokes!

[@Luzanne.]

The Lawrence of Arabia review moment is my favorite by far. “It’s salutary.”

[@BrainyBoy1200]

He was only 32/33 when this was filmed, he looks like he's pushing 45, people just aged different back then. The refined grey in the beard is a look tho 👌

[@ivanconnolly7332]

O'Toole was terrified of interviews ,Cavett and Parkinson put him at his ease.

[@graxjpg]

great stuff. love peter and dick.

[@paulf2898]

He would have played a good gandalf 😂

[@anneroy4560]

He could have a played a good anything ...

[@heyjoe9267]

I can almost hear him yelling “None shall pass”!!!!

[@norajjones3792]

The host was Johnny Carson from The Tonight Show.

[@anneroy4560]

no, that is Dick Cavett ...

[@halfdome5705]

@@anneroy4560 In this Cavett interview, Peter mentions a short interview with an unnamed host whom Nora Jones names.

[@tyronejoihnson7046]

Caveat said O’Toole was drunk and after the show, started throwing chairs, the table and Cavett into the audience, screaming “ Areopagitica“.

[@johnwright3815]

Like how you can hear the Irish accent...

[@ivanconnolly7332]

His accent is pure RADA, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he grew up in a grimy suburb of Leeds .

[@Halen0224]

Peter otoole was English born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England and lived there

[@mitzipepall3075]

Irish parents.

[@Halen0224]

@@mitzipepall3075 still born and lived in England

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Had an Irish passport and always claimed he was from Connemara, Mayo, West Ireland.

[@johnwright3815]

But still...

[@Halen0224]

@@martinmcdonald4207 he wasn’t tho 😂😂😂

[@powerfrenzy]

was it necessary to deliberately edit the clips out of chronological order?

[@ivanconnolly7332]

American prurience.

[@jillanderson1316]

Didk cavett is the most brilliant talk show host witty smart charismatic and whoever h interviews appears to love him. I do . Anyway I do not like Peter o toole or his movies and thought lawence of Arabia was the most boring drivel ever invented ,I mean what else was he in??

[@katesleuth1156]

I always thought Peter o’Toole was blond.

[@OperaJH]

In an interview years ago, he said something to the effect of, “My friend, Lady Clairol. Those bottles are the next best thing to to Irish Whiskey!”

[@johnwright3815]

He was...maybe.

[@giovanna722]

He was born a blond, but took liberties with his appearance whenever the fancy struck him, I guess.

[@ssgdean1969]

As a retired US Army soldier I can attest to the skill of being able to drink all night and work the next day. It is possible to do but it WILL age you considerably.